The country of the first minister on the Ádhirbayján frontier, this village was lifted out of obscurity under the administration of this minister and many citizens of Máh-Kú were raised to the highest offices in the state, because of their slavish attitude toward Hájí Mírzá Aqásí.”
(Journal Asiatique, 1866, tome 7, p. 356, note 1; footnotes to chapter 13 provided by Shoghi Effendi)